New York Investigators exists for one reason. Hiring a private investigator should not be a leap of faith.
New York Investigators checks the claims investigators make. License, insurance, years, reputation and skills. Checked claims become public credentials.
New York licenses private investigators for good reason. The work touches people's safety, money and court cases. But a license number buried on a state website does not help a worried parent or a busy attorney at 11pm. Online, a slick site and a bold claim look the same as thirty years of real casework.
So claims go unchecked. Good investigators get lumped in with bad ones. And clients find out the difference the expensive way.
NYI verifies what investigators claim. License, insurance, years in business, reputation and skills. Each checked claim becomes a public credential. The rules are published on the certifications page. The results are published in the directory. Nothing is taken on faith, and nothing is for sale.
Search free. Filter by region and specialty. Every member profile you see already passed a license check, so you can focus on fit instead of fraud. Unverified listings are marked as unverified.
You did the years. You kept the record clean. Membership turns that into a credential clients can see and competitors cannot fake.
New York Investigators is a free directory of private investigators across New York State. Vetted members show first. Unverified listings follow, sorted by how many public reviews they have. No one can pay for a higher spot.
No. There is no paid placement and no sponsored spot on this site. The only way to move above the unverified listings is to pass the vetting, and the vetting is free to start.
Every badge is re-checked each year and can be taken away. The full rules are on the certifications page.
Email membership@nycinvestigators.net or use the contact form. Tell us the firm name, the city and what is wrong. A firm that wants its listing changed or taken down can ask the same way. A complaint about a member goes through the same form and gets a case number.
The NYS Department of State lets anyone look up a private investigator license. Our guide on how to check a PI license in New York shows the steps. Our code of ethics lists the rules every member signs.
No. There is no paid placement on this site. The only way to move above the unverified listings is to pass the vetting for a membership tier.
It is a vetted member. Members stay pinned at the top of every search and every region filter because they passed our checks, not because they paid.
No. Unverified listings are public business details only. We have not checked their license, insurance or reviews, and each card says Unverified.
Email membership@nycinvestigators.net or use the contact form. Give us the firm name, the city and what is wrong. A firm that wants its listing changed or taken down can ask the same way.
Click it. A real NYI badge links to the member's profile on this site. If there is no profile, or the profile does not match the firm, the badge is not real.